90 Deep Inner Peace Quotes & Sayings On Forgiving Yourself

Our latest collection of inner peace quotes on Everyday Power.

Inner peace means being mentally and spiritually calm and in sync with your emotions despite the everyday challenges of life.

It means having the knowledge and understanding to keep calm, focused and unshaken even in the in the face of discord and stress.

There are many reasons why inner peace is important in all aspects of life.

When you have peace of mind, you’ll not be swayed by what people think about you or the events and challenges you encounter.

It will help you focus better on your goals and become more efficient in handling your daily affairs.

Besides, taking the steps to achieve inner peace will improve your mood, develop patience and make your life more fulfilling.

Having inner peace will not only be beneficial to you, but it will also help you bring peace to your external world. So how can you instill it?

For starters, always perceive yourself and your life positively.

Showing gratitude and being mindful of the present will also help you improve your mental well-being.

Besides, always remember to exercise, eat good meals, be helpful to others and take good care of yourself.

Peace of mind is crucial if you want to make full use of your Everyday Power.

Here are some inspirational inner peace quotes to help you attain and enjoy it even while leading a normal, ordinary life.

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Inner peace quotes on forgiving yourself

1. “Love and peace of mind do protect us. They allow us to overcome the problems that life hands us. They teach us to survive… to live now… to have the courage to confront each day.” — Bernie Siegel

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2. “Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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3. The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.” – Norman Vincent Peale

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4. “To seek out your own inner Peace is the greatest gift you could ever hope to give to this world.” – Eric Walton

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5. “Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside.” ― Peter Deunov

6. “Once you have accepted your flaws no one can use them against you.” – George R.R. Martin

7. “Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.” – Gerald G. Jampolsky

8. “My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace.” – Denzel Washington

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9. “Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.” ― Gerald G. Jampolsky

10. “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha

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11. “You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.” — George Michael

12. “Acquire inner peace and a multitude will find their salvation near you.” – Catherine de Hueck Doherty

13. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

14. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu

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15. “I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I’m getting there, slowly but surely.” – Toni Collette

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16. “Having inner peace means committing to letting go of self-criticism and self-doubt.” ― Sanaya Roman

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17. “Surrender to what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotti

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18. “Mindset is everything. Like the eye of a storm -find the sunshine and calm within you, even if there is chaos outside of you.” ― Brittany Burgunder

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19. “Healthy emotional flow is the key to inner peace.” ― Jessica Moore

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20. “Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

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21. “Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” —Dalai Lama

22. “Real peace is not in power, money, or weapons, but in deep inner peace.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

23. “I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.” ― Henry Fielding

24. “When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.” – George Harrison

25. “Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.” – Mike Ditka

26. “A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.” ― Joseph Addison

27. “Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” – Hermann Hesse

28. “When there is peace in the self, there is peace in the world.” ― Abhijit Naskar

29. “The greatest misfortune that can come to a human being is to lose his inner peace. No outer force can rob him of it. It is his own thoughts, his own actions that rob him of it.” ~Sir Chinmoy

30. “Listen to the inner light; it will guide you. Listen to inner peace; it will feed you. Listen to inner love; it will transform you, it will divinise you, it will immortalise you.” – Sri Chinmoy

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31. “Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” —Wayne W. Dyer

32. “Cultivate peace of mind which does not separate one’s self from one’s surroundings. When that is done successfully, then everything else follows naturally.” – Robert M. Pirsig

33. “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” – Swami Vivekananda

34. “If there’s no inner peace, people can’t give it to you. The husband can’t give it to you. Your children can’t give it to you. You have to give it to you.” – Linda Evans

35. “The quickest way to experiencing the peace inside, is to learn to recognize when I am not at peace.” ― Jim McDonald

36. “Chasing after the world brings chaos. Allowing it all to come to me, brings peace.”– Zen Gatha

37. “Learn to calm down the winds of your mind, and you will enjoy great inner peace.” – Remez Sasson

38. “Choose your thoughts carefully. Keep what brings you peace, release what brings you suffering, and know that happiness is just a thought away.” – Nishan Panwar

39. “Never worry what others say when you walk away from all the drama. Be grateful you had the strength and courage to stay out of the conflict and be at peace with your choices.” ― Elle Sommer

40. “Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.” – Thomas Jefferson

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41. “You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” — Eckhart Tolle

42. “If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts.” – Peter McWilliams

43. “I’ve made peace with myself.
Good for you. That’s the hardest war of all to win.
Didn’t say I won. Just stopped fighting.” ― Joe Abercrombie

44. “Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.” – Alan W. Watts

45. “Discover your deep inner-self and from that place spread love in every direction.” ― Amit Ray

46. “I have inner peace; I have accomplished a great deal.” – Neil Sedaka

47. “You can’t hammer yourself with hatred and build a life of happiness.” ― Curtis Tyrone Jones

48. “Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”
– Pema Chodron

49. “There is no greater prize than a quiet, peaceful mind.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

50. “We don’t realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

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51. “The best fighter is never angry.” – Lao Tzu

52. “When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.” – Roy T. Bennett

53. “Nothing can disturb your peace of mind unless you allow it to.” – Roy T. Bennett

54. Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart, live in the question.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

55. “Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it. Don’t allow his anger to become your anger.” – Bohdi Sanders

56. “Learning to distance yourself from all the negativity is one of the greatest lessons to achieve inner peace.” – Roy T. Bennett

57. “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” – Dalai Lama XIV

58. “Nothing external to you has any power over you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

59. “Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.” – Eckhart Tolle

60. “You were born a child of light’s wonderful secret— you return to the beauty you have always been.” – Aberjhani

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61. “Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.” ― Siddhārtha Gautama

62. “Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” ― Saint Francis de Sales

63. “Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.” ― Johnny Carson

64. “Having inner peace means committing to letting go of self-criticism and self-doubt.” ― Sanaya Roman

65. “In order to lead a meaningful life, you need to cherish others, pay attention to human values and try to cultivate inner peace.” ― Dalai Lama

66. “A balanced inner calmness radiates from a peaceful centre. It neither craves others’ approval nor rejects others’ presence. It neither pulls towards nor pushes away. It has a reverent attitude towards life and all its inhabitants.” ― Donna Goddard

67. “Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.” ― Imelda Staunton

68. “I don’t know whether it is beautiful or sad, that I find such blissful happiness within the confines of my own mind, more so than I do in the reality that surrounds me.” ― Kendal Rob

69. “We are all on a journey to mastering our inner peace.” ― Raheem DeVaughn

70. “If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters.” ― Shirley MacLaine

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71. “Don’t let external chaos destroy your inner peace of mind.” ― Debasish Mridha

72. “Always make decisions that prioritize your inner peace.” ― Izey Victoria Odiase

73. “Inner-Peace is the force that lets you know that you are safe no matter where you go.” ― J.R. Incer

74. “Inner peace is a byproduct of how you choose to live your life.” ― Frank Sonnenberg

75. “Don’t expect inner peace if you still hate your past.” ― Maxime Lagacé

76. “Being in silence is the gateway to Inner Peace.” ― Ricky Saikia

77. “Inner peace is more important than reacting to others’ expectations.” ― Nancy B. Urbach

78. “Aim for inner peace. It’s impossible to be happy all the time.” ― Maxime Lagacé

79. “Peace of mind and inner peace come when you resolve conflicts that you have with yourself.” ― Germany Kent

80. “This world will be peaceful only when you find inner peace, love and forgiveness through meditation.” ― Debasish Mridha

Inner Peace Quotes To Encourage Calmness Within

81. “True happiness comes from having a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved by cultivating altruism, love and compassion, and by eliminating anger, selfishness and greed.” ― Dalai Lama

82. “Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we’re frantic, life will be frantic. If we’re peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.” ― Marianne Williamson

83. A smile is the beginning of peace.” ― Mother Teresa

84. “No price is too great to pay for inner peace.” ― Sri Chinmoy

85. “When you make genuine contact with your inner Spirit, there is an inner joy, an inner peace, that takes over.” ― Michael Beckwith

86. “Our mind is full of anger, jealousy and other negative feelings. Yet we do not realize that these are incompatible with inner peace and joy.” ― Gautama Buddha

87. “The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.” ― Allan Lokos

88. “We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.” ― Allan Lokos

89. “It is only through inner peace that we can have true outer freedom.” ― Sri Chinmoy

90. “Eternal Inner Peace has to be cultivated daily.” ― Delphine de Girardin

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Although it can be difficult, finding inner peace should be one of the most important goals in your life.

Hopefully, these quotes have inspired and motivated you to find yours.

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